Witch's Brew

Manhattan (Photo: Pixabasy)

"The configuration of the street grid, and the sordid tangle of streets below 14th Street, and the insanity of millions crammed into a small space, and the weekday surge when millions more poured in from the surrounding area. The weird angle of the Empire State Building from Bowery. Everyone desperate to bilk the last dollar. These are the ingredients of a witch's brew, the undeniable black magic of Manna-hatta."
Jarett Kobek, The Future Won't Be Long